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Recordable and Playable Discs
DVD+RW (DVD+ ReWritable)
These Discs can be recorded on repeatedly.
Recordings can be erased, then you can
record again on the same Disc.
Playable on DVD+RW compatible players
(automatically finalization)
The edited contents are playable on
DVD+RW compatible players only after final-
ization.
Recordings can be edited the title/chapter
DVD+R (DVD + Recordable)
These Discs can be recorded only once. After
you finalize a DVD+R, you cannot record on it
or edit it any more.
Playable on DVD+R compatible players (after
finalization)
Any edited contents are not be compatible on
DVD+R compatible players. (Hide, chapter
combine, added chapter mark, etc.)
Limited title/chapter editing features.
Playable Discs
DVD (8 cm / 12 cm disc)
Discs such as movies that can be pur-
chased or rented
Audio CD (8 cm / 12 cm disc)
Music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in music
CD format that can be purchased
CD-R/CD-RW (8 cm / 12 cm disc)
CD-R/CD-RW discs that contain audio
titles, MP3, Window MediaTM Audio or
JPEG files.
Notes:
•Depending on the conditions of the recording
equipment or the CD-R/RW (or DVD+R/RW) disc
itself, some CD-R/RW (or DVD+R/RW) discs
cannot be played on the unit.
•Do not attach any seal or label to either side (the
labeled side or the recorded side) of a disc.
•Do not use irregularly shaped CDs (e.g., heart-
shaped or octagonal). Doing so may result in
malfunctions.
•Depending on the recording software & the final-
ization, some recorded discs (CD-R/RW or
DVD+R/RW) may not be playable.
•DVD+R/RW and CD-R/RW discs recorded using
a personal computer or a DVD or CD Recorder
may not play if the disc is damaged or dirty, or if
there is dirt or condensation on the Recorder’s
lens.
•If you record a disc using a personal computer,
even if it is recorded in a compatible format,
there are cases in which it may not play because
of the settings of the application software used to
create the disc. (Check with the software publish-
er for more detailed information.)
•Multi session DVD containing windows MediaTM
Audio files may not be supported.
•Open session disc does not be supported.
•This unit does not support PC data.
•This unit does not support an unfinalized disc
with closed session.
Region code of the recorder
and DVDs
This recorder is designed and
manufactured for playback of
Region 1 encoded DVD software.
The region code on the labels of
some DVD discs indicates which type of the recorder
can play those discs. This unit can play only DVD
discs labeled 1 or ALL. If you try to play any other
discs, the message “Incorrect region code. Can’t play
back” will appear on the TV screen. Some DVD discs
may not have a region code label even though their
playback is prohibited by area limits.
Notes on DVDs
Some playback operations of DVDs may be intention-
ally fixed by software manufacturers. As this unit
plays DVDs according to disc content designed by
the software manufacturer, some playback features of
the unit may not be available or other functions may
be added.
Refer also to the instructions supplied with the DVDs.
Some DVDs made for business purposes may not be
played on the unit.
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Introduction
Recommended recordable DVD discs
DVD+R
SONY (2.4x, 4x, 8x, 16x)
TDK (4x)
Mitsubishi (4x, 8x)
Ricoh (2x, 4x, 8x)
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DVD+RW
SONY (2.4x)
TDK (2.4x)
Ricoh (2.4x)
HP (2.4x, 4x)
Philips (4x)